#259A9A#259A9A
#259A9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.098 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259A9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 154, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 61%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 76%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.88, -30.53, -9.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.88, 31.86, 196.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.55% -0.0948 -0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.55% 0.098 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1486, 25.8354, 34.5958) |
| Luminance | 0.2584 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.03
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.23
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.37
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.68
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259A9A #9A2525
analogous
#259A60 #259A9A #25609A
triadic
#259A9A #9A259A #9A9A25
tetradic
#259A9A #60259A #9A2525 #609A25
square
#259A9A #60259A #9A2525 #609A25
split-complementary
#259A9A #9A2560 #9A6025
monochromatic
#0D3737 #196969 #259A9A #31CBCB #60D9D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#259A9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#259A9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259A9A
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259A9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259A9A | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F929A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F869B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259a9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 154, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.098 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b8b7',
500: '#259a9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259a9a; $custom-light: #75b8b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259a9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 154,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 61.257,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62547,
"c": 0.09816,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.25838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259A9A
secondary
#BE5D5D
accent
#4343E4
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080